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Asus - 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive
So im deploying next week and decided to get a laptop. This one caught my eye, question is will it be able to run ESO?.....skyrim....guild wars 2....mount and blade (with mods)....age of wushu ?....I know its alot to ask but any answers would be appreciated. Thank you !
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Maybe at the lowest settings. If I were you, and time is short, I'd go find a Best Buy and get:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-17-3-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-black/2990031.p?id=1219085427884&skuId=2990031&st=pcmcat287600050003_categoryid$abcat0502000&cp=1&lp=3
This will be able to play Those games at max settings out really high. I know Laptops are looked down upon many times, but I've been using the previous generation to this one for the past year due to traveling, and I can play SWTOR at max settings, and average 50+ fps even in raids. Most other games like Skyrim with the HD addon I can play at max settings at about 40fps average.
When getting laptops, go Nvidia gpu's if possible, and don't get anything lower than a x60m i.e. 760m, 860m, etc. I know you can get about a 15-20% increase in gpu power if you go up to the 870m, but you'll pay more.
Anyways, it's a good laptop. I recommend it.
-Unconstitutional laws aren't laws.-
Yes, you should be able to play those games. The CPU and GPU are mid-range and should allow you to play games like Skyrim on medium settings with no issue. High settings will probably push the laptop to its limit with framerates lower than I'd like (less than 30). For the money this appears to be a good purchase. For reference, I owned an Asus G53 laptop with an i7 and Nvidia 460M back in 2012. It cost about the same and was able to push medium / medium-high settings.
TLDR: It should work on medium settings for current gen games.
here's a little overview of what the GPU of the ASUS can do:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-745M.90244.0.html
The CPU of the notebook is clocked at 1.8Ghz (3.0 Turbo). I consider this too low even though there is a turbo mode that goes to 3.0 I wouldn't trust it. The laptop CPU was built draw the least amount of power so that battery life takes less of a hit. The Lenovo laptop I posted earlier was built with gaming at the core so you will get a better performing CPU and a decent mobile GPU to play at 1080p.
Model: G550JK-DS71
Operating System: Windows 8.1
Intel Core i7-4710HQ Haswell 2.5GHz (up to 3.5GHz)
8 GB System Memory (DDR3L)
Nvidia GTX 850M 2GB DDR3 Graphics
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
DL DVD±RW/CD-RW Optical Drive
15.6" FHD Display (1920*1080), matte
HD Web Camera
Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet
802.11AC WLAN
Bluetooth 4.0
Card Reader (SD, MMC)
ROG AudioWizard
Illuminated Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
3 x USB 3.0 ports
1 x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack
1 x LAN RJ-45
1 x HDMI
1 x mini Display Port
I've found that times getting a "Cheaper" laptop from Newegg or Microcenter came with a cheap body, or whatever you call the casing of a laptop. The what I like about Asus ROG laptops is the cooling is really efficient compared to many other gaming laptops. But it is preference. If he had more time, I would've recommended something else, but with only a week, I couldn't in good conscience recommend spending money on something he might not receive before he travels.
-Unconstitutional laws aren't laws.-
I'm just quoting from experience because I myself bought a ROG laptop from BestBuy and later found out that the Best Buy model had a lower clocked CPU as the rest of the models being sold on the market. The wireless lan was a cheap card while the other models that sold on "reputable" online retailers were running Killer Wireless lan. I am a vet myself so I will not lead this soldier down the wrong path by telling him it's ok to be ripped off by BestBuy.
The laptop of the original post is a ridiculous product whose only real reason to exist is that Asus thinks their customers are stupid--or perhaps it's one of those stupid "ultrabooks" that Intel paid vendors to create and then no one buys them. You'd be paying $1000+ for a 1.8 GHz dual core processor, a GPU so low end that Nvidia won't even tell you what it is, and no SSD at all.
Slow down and back up. Why are you looking for a laptop, anyway? What are you going to do with it?
He's getting as an Asus ROG lappy from the Post Exchange since it's attainable from where he is living. He's good to go
What's your budget and how much does that laptop cost? A product that can be a great value if it fits a strict $800 budget can be stupidly overpriced if you're paying $1500 for it.
In this case, DDR3 video memory means that the video card isn't going to be very fast. Stuff will be playable, but you might have to turn settings down a lot more than you'd like. And there's no SSD, which is fine on a tighter budget, but if you've got a big enough budget, not getting an SSD is a huge mistake.
And again, why are you getting a laptop? What are you going to do with it? Gaming laptops have their uses, but they don't make sense for very many people.
I should hope not. Rushing off to buy the second thing you see rarely ends well.
Considering that both UPS and FedEx ship to Alaska, I'd assume that just about anything would be available where he lives, if he's in Anchorage as his profile says. So that's not a serious reason to rush off and buy something at random.